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Veterans

Student Veterans Prepare for Success at Fifth Annual Warrior-Scholar Project

Monday, July 22, 2019, By Leah Lazarz

Last week, for the fifth year in a row, Syracuse University hosted the esteemed Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP), a no-cost academic boot camp for first-year student veterans. Hosted at just 18 institutions nationwide, the WSP empowers enlisted military veterans by providing…

STEM

SyracuseCoE Chief Returns to Classroom to Inspire Next Generation of Energy and Environmental Innovators

Thursday, July 18, 2019, By News Staff

For more than 15 years, Edward A. “Ed” Bogucz has helped put Syracuse University at the forefront of addressing global challenges for cleaner energy and healthier built environments. Now, the founding executive director of SyracuseCoE, New York State’s Center of…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Universities in China

Wednesday, July 17, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Chancellor Kent Syverud and members of Syracuse University’s leadership team recently traveled to China as part of the University’s efforts to build strong partnerships with China’s top universities in the areas of faculty and graduate collaboration and research. Those efforts…

STEM

Murphy, White Named Astronaut Scholars

Tuesday, July 16, 2019, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

For the first time, two Syracuse University students have been named in one year as Astronaut Scholars. Syracuse is one of two universities nationwide with multiple recipients of the Astronaut Scholarship this year. Bethany Murphy, a senior environmental engineering major…

Arts & Culture

Campus Community Invited to Wacheva’s 10th Anniversary Open House July 20

Tuesday, July 16, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Members of the campus community are helping Wacheva Cultural Arts mark its 10th anniversary in Syracuse with a special open house fundraiser on Saturday, July 20, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. They include Latin dance instructors Samantha Marji ’13,…

Campus & Community

Arts and Sciences, Office of Research Co-Appoint Humanities Proposal Development Director

Friday, July 12, 2019, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and the University’s Office of Research reaffirm their commitment to faculty research with the joint appointment of Sarah Workman as assistant director of proposal development for the humanities. In the college, Workman will…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Libraries Awarded Collaborative Institute of Museum and Library Services Grant

Wednesday, July 10, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

The Institute of Museum and Library Services has awarded an $82,688 grant to Colgate University, Cornell University, Syracuse University and the University of Rochester to plan and pilot a skill-sharing program. The grant is part of the Laura Bush 21st…

Campus & Community

Purchasing Department Announces New Purchasing Policy

Wednesday, July 10, 2019, By Jennifer DeMarchi

The Purchasing Department, a business unit of the Business, Finance and Administrative Services division, has announced the publication of a new Purchasing Policy that went into effect July 1, 2019. The new policy formally establishes bidding thresholds, responsible parties and…

Business & Economy

Whitman School’s Matt Shumer Selected for Blackstone LaunchPad Techstars Summer 2019 Lift Program

Monday, July 1, 2019, By Cristina Hatem

Matt Shumer ’22, founder of OptechVR/Visos, is part of an elite cohort of seven university teams from the United States selected for the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars LaunchPad Summer 2019 Lift program. The LaunchPad Lift accelerator program, which kicks…

STEM

Advanced Track M.S. in Forensic Science Awarded Full Accreditation

Wednesday, June 26, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Arts and Sciences Dean Karin Ruhlandt announced that the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC) has awarded full accreditation to the Advanced Track M.S. in Forensic Science. Offered by the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI) in A&S,…